Wallaby and joey spotted in Cornish garden

A wallaby with a baby joey has been photographed hopping around the back garden of a house in Cornwall.

The marsupial and her youngster were spotted by an "amazed" Brian Nash on his neighbour's patio in St Breward, near Bodmin, on Thursday morning.

"She was just hopping about enjoying the morning sun," he said



It is thought the female may have mated with a male wallaby which escaped two years ago from Trevathan Farm near St Endellion - about eight miles away.

Mr Nash said the wallaby did not appear nervous of him, but was scared off by a cat.

"She bounced off over a hedge and was gone and I couldn't see her after that," he said.